Elaines -Comrades Ultra Marathon 2009 by Elainec

Gosh can't believe how quick this year is just flying by...

Training is still on track, want to run a 42km race in November so far so good. Ran from Sams house last Sunday she has a very undulating route from her house it was hard work ran about 13km. Tuesday I ran at the club with thegirls it was extremely hot apparently we had a heat wave early this week. Sunday I'm hoping to run a 21km race but I'm oing to the Tatoo on Suday afternoon so still haven't made my mind up yet.

This afternoon I'm leaving early we are off to the Spa staying over night so really looking forward to it, Jacqui isn't coming with us this time, just Belinda, Sam, Maureen and I.

training over the weekend went well, ran the Spar Ladies 10km race on Saturday afternoon, it was good fun as alot of guys dressup as girls and join in, Amy did the 5k and also enjoyed it. After the run our club had put on snacks and drinks for everyone. There were 14 000 competitors all together for the 2 races, it was very windy though.

Went to gym yesterday and had another good spinning session. Going to go to gym again tonight as Amy has gone to camp for the week and I'm home alone.

The Awesome Fivsome at Paris Marathon April 2008.

Have a great week

Belinda and I

Me in snow en-route

Jaqui put all of our 50k Rhodes trail race pictures on a CD for us, How nice. The first one is of Belinda and I en-route the second of me in the snow. That race was just fantastic, 50km of sheer hell across mountains snow ice rocks rivers and shrubs, but it was wonderful, seeing the pics reminded me of how gruelling it actually was.

Training is back on track, ran a 8km at Time trial on tuesday with Belinda, Sam and Maureen. Wednesday just Belinda and I ran another 8km around the TT route. last night I gymed and worked my arse off on the spinning bike as well as doing some stomach arms and leg machines. Tomorrow is the Spar Ladies race I'm doing the 10k Amy the 5k.

I want to run a 42km in November to qualify for Two Oceans next year, it will take the pressure off training to a 42 early in new year, Two Oceans is April easter weekend I've never done it the only year I managed to have a free Easter to go I had a stress fracture so ended up as a spectator....  which was far more fun as I had a cooler box with wine in and sat in the sun watching the runners slog up hill....

Have a great weekend will try and get out in the sun to do something about these white legs.....

Cheers

I hope that is the end of winter well and truly... Since last Wednesday it really has got warm and bright...  Todays forecast was a start of 13 going up to 30 really mild for this time of year. I actually ran in shorts on saturday first time apart from Comrades since end of May my legs have seen daylight....   but gosh are they white !!

I see the UK has a pretty dismal summer, I saw on the Sky news web site that the Sun should be making a rare appearance today....

Ran 16k on saturday maureen and Sam ran with me I haven't seen much of them over the last couple of weeks so we did some nattering and catching up...  the route was a bit tough but it went ok. Belinda walked and finished before us....   only a minute or two...  she really is walking well. Belinda won a walking race in natal two weeks ago in a new course record....  well done....

Busy trying organise a 18th Birthday party for my daughter 3rd October can't say too much on here as she sometimes in computer science class on the net checks out what I've been saying... so Nosy Amy I 'm not going to say anything..... 

We are both doing the Spar ladies race on Saturday she the 5k me the 10k looking forward to that.

Have a great week.....xxxx Glad to see you are still around Kim.